GlaxoSmithKline Imigran Recovery reclassified as OTC product

28 May 2006

The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA) says that the GlaxoSmithKline drug Imigran Recovery (sumatriptan), used in the treatment of acute migraine attacks, is to be reclassified from prescription only to over-the-counter availability. Royal Pharmaceutical Society president, Hemant Patel, welcomed the announcement, adding that improved access to sumatriptan, in carefully-controlled pharmacy conditions would both enhance the level of patient care and help to reduce physician's workloads.

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